YANG Bo

Artist, animation director

Illustrator, curator

Xi'an Youth Artists Association, Permanent member

Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts Film Animation Department

Two-dimensional animation art studio

(2D Animation Art Studio) Principal

Professional Qualifications

The winner of the 10th National Art Exhibition Bronze. The works are collected in the China Art Museum and China Contemporary Animation Art Museum. In China's 6th International New Media Short Film Festival "Jinpeng Award" he was selected into International Selection Committee of the first jury. Also, he is the artist participated in "Young Artists Experiment Program" in Xi’an Art Museum and the consultant of Xi'an Contemporary Art Museum for "Young Artists Assisting Plan". In 2015, he won “Outstanding Instructor Award” in Ministry of Eduaction Chinese Students Orginional Animation Competition. In “Silk Road Spirit” the first Western International Design Biennial, he won “Outstanding Instructor Award” while in WACOM Creative Drawing Contest he won “Excellent Instructor”. He was invited to participate in the opening two-dimensional animation creation of “Elven Throne” produced by Enlight Media and Mili Pictures and served as the Art Director. He was also invited as the site design director of Xi’an City Wall West Gate Urn "Rock & Army" Rock Qin Terracotta large immersion rock show launching ceremony and press conference.

Major Directions of Research

Two-dimensional animation, experimental animation, digital art and graphic creative research, and explorations of the relationship between sound and video.His works are repeatedly finalisted and awarded in important competitions at home or abroad, Such as "One Show" Global Chinese Youth Creative Contest, DAF International Anti-Fur Creative Contest, Hill Illustration International Illustrator, Silk Road International Film Festival, CIFF China Independent Video Exhibition, Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale, EXiM Macau Experimental Imaging Exhibition, Beijing Independent Video Exhibition, Düsseldorf-Rhine Art Museum, PLF De Art and Design Theme Exhibition, Germany Kempten "Chinese Short Film Festival" Film Festival, AMNUA South Art Museum "Big Action" China Experimental Animation New Force Exhibition, China (Hangzhou) International Youth Animation Biennale, Ulan Bator Chinese Short Film Festival, and ShanghART Gallery "12 Possibilities: China Experimental Animation Art Exhibition".

The main curator

“Cut-SM Independent Comic Show”

“Vocal Period - Experimental Animation Exhibition”

“2013 Xi'an International Animation Film Festival”

“"Animation" - Xi'an Concert Hall Art Class Boutique Animation Show”

“2015 "Zoom Future" Invited Independent Video Exhibition”

Major Awards

2004 - The independent free-form animation "Design and Life" was awarded the Bronze Prize of the 10th National Art Exhibition by the Ministry of Culture and was collected by the China Art Museum. Works were collected in the "Winning Portfolio of the 10th National Art Exhibition of the People's Republic of China".
2007 - Interactive "Vodka Absolute Moment" won the 2007 ONE SHOW Global Chinese Youth Creative Contest “Copper Pencil” Award. The work was published in the "China Photography - Commercial Images", and included in the "2007 ONE SHOW CHINA-young creative competition & workshop annual".
2008- the animated short video “MTV-Sky Islands” and “MTV-JUMP” produced for MTV TELEVISION International Channel were selected for the MTV-MID contest.
2008 - digital painting "Who Made Me Like This? " finalisted 2007 COREL (Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea) Four Creative Design Competitions, and tour the country on display.
2008－animated short video “MTV-Sky Islands”, poster works “Only You” and “Cold-blooded Animals” were selected for the only comprehensive award in Chinese design industry, “Jinxin Award”. The works are included in the collection of "excellent collection of Chinese contemporary art academy teachers and students."

2008- digital painting "ADMIXTURE" won the "source of meaning" animation technique competition second prize.

2009- China's State Administration of Radio awarded "China animation industry producer" title.
2009- Directed the public welfare animation ad works "No fur! Give them life." And won the 2009DAF International Anti-fur Creative Competition International Review Special Recommended Award.

2010-Independent Animation "Design Rhythm" was selected to be hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Culture "Cross-Strait Youth Animation Festival."and invited by Düsseldorf-Rhein Art Museum "2015 PLF Germany-China Art and Design Exhibition"
2010-Animated advertising work "Sports + Imagination = Change Life" nominated 2010 ONE SHOW Global Chinese Youth Creative Competition.
2011- Cooperation Animated Short Films “An’s Seeds”:

Won the Best Animation Award of the 3rd Xi'an International Folk Video Festival in China.

Won the 2011 Beijing Film Academy Animation Academy Award "Excellence Award." The company is located in:

Won the "Best Film" Prize of the First Youth Digital Image Competition in Shaanxi Province.

Won the first mobile animation design competition in Shaanxi Province in 2014 "Animation Gold Award"

Nominated for the 8th China Changzhou "Golden Dinosaur" International Cartoon Arts Festival in 2011.

Finalisted ANIWOW! 2011 "Poplar Award" International Students Animation Festival.

Selected for 2011 Hamburg, Germany International Animation Film Festival "Chinese Animation" screen unit

Selected for 2012 Xi'an International Animation Film Festival "China Independent Animation" exhibition unit

Invited to participate in CCTV-6 "Love Movies" program recording and interviews.

Invited to Xi'an Art Museum "Chinese style" animation lecture.
2012-series digital painting "Inside of me" won the Hill Illustration 2012 'International Illustrator Award for Excellence' Award

2013-Awarded Best Instructors Award at WACOM Creative Drawing Contest 2014-Independent Animation "Human Beings":
2014 CIFF11 China Independent Video Exhibition "10 Best Annual Experimental Videos" & Opening Video

2014 Fifth Xiamen M.T Youth Film Festival Film Festival
2014 EXiM 2014 "Inland Structure" Macao Experimental Imaging Exhibition

2014 Second Shenzhen Independent Animation Biennale "Contest Unit"

2014 First Silk Road International Film Festival International Short Film Festival "Multiple Expression Unit"

2014 Fifth Xi'an International Video Festival Competition Unit Professional Group "Best Technical Production Award" Nomination Award

2014 Another Rhetoric - From the Academy Avant-garde to Contemporary Art

2015 Shanghai "Video Scene" 2015 Independent Film Festival

2015 Twelfth Beijing Independent Film Festival "Experimental Unit"

2016 AMNUA South Arts Museum program: "Big Move" China experimental Animation New Forces

2016 Shanghai Bund Art Park Plan: "Anti-Shang " the first CLUT Culture And Art Exhibition
2016 The 3rd China (Hangzhou) International Youth Animation Biennale

2016 Shenzhen "Moly Art" Undercrow - Mauser's Echo Academy Young Artists Exhibition

2016 Ulaanbaatar Chinese Short Film Festival 2016

2016 Guizhou Longli International New Media Arts Festival

2017 Germany Kempten "Chinese Short Film Festival" Film Festival

2016 - Ministry of Education 2015 China University Students Original Animation Competition "Outstanding Instructor Award"

"Spirit of the Silk Road" First Western International Design Biennale "Excellent Instructor Award"

the Third Northeast Asia International Original Cartoon Award Excellent Instructor Award

The Fifth “Golden Horse Stake” University Students Film Festival “Outstanding Instructors Award”

2016 invited to participate in the opening two-dimensional animation creation of “Elven Throne” produced by Enlight Media and Mili Pictures and served as the Art Director.
2017 - Free animation artwork "Black Key Frame"

ShanghART Gallery "12 Possible: Chinese Experimental Animation Art Exhibition"

Chinese Contemporary Animation Art Museum Collection

Macao "EXiM" 2017 Cross-Strait Experimental Animation Exhibition
2017 Invited to be site design director of “Rock & Army” Large Immersion Rock Show Launching Ceremony And Press Conference in Xi'an city wall.
2017 Invited to be the guest speaker at the OCAT Xi'an Pavilion's speech"Revive Frame by Frame" National Publicity Exhibition at the 6th China Independent Animation Film Forum.